James Buchanan (politician, 1839)

James Buchanan

James Buchanan (born June 17, 1839 in Ringoes , Hunterdon County , New Jersey , †  October 30, 1900 in Trenton , New Jersey) was an American politician . Between 1885 and 1893 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Buchanan attended his home public schools and the Clinton Academy . After a subsequent law degree at Albany University and his admission to the bar in 1864, he began to work in Trenton in this profession. In 1866 he was employed as a Reading Clerk in the administration of the New Jersey General Assembly . In 1868 and 1869, Buchanan served on the Trenton City Education Committee. From 1872 to 1877 he was the presiding judge of the Mercer County Court . At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In 1872 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia , where President Ulysses S. Grant was nominated for re-election. In 1875 Buchanan became a curator of the Peddie Institute in Hightstown . Between 1883 and 1885 he was a member of the Trenton City Council.

In the congressional election of 1884 Buchanan was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the second constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded J. Hart Brewer on March 4, 1885 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1893 . From 1889 to 1891 he was chairman of the crafts committee. In 1892 he decided not to run again. After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Buchanan practiced as a lawyer in Trenton again. In May 1900 he became the city's legal representative. He was also still curator of Bucknell College in Lewisburg ( Pennsylvania ). James Buchanan died in Trenton on October 30, 1900.

Web links

• James Buchanan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• James Buchanan in the database of Find a Grave (English)